Conference Session

Track: Special Topic - Computing & Technology Technical Session I

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Mihaela Sabin, University of New Hampshire; Wendy DuBow, University of Colorado; Adrienne Ann Smith, Cynosure Consulting; Rosabel Deloge, Educational Consultant-Independent

Tagged Topics

Diversity, Special Topic: Computing & Technology

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